Beautiful World (Paul Carrack album)
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{{Infobox album|
| name = Beautiful World
| type = Studio album
| artist = Paul Carrack
| cover = Paul_Carrack_-_Beautiful_World_1997.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1997
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Haflaga Studios
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| length = 46:31
| label = Ark 21
| producer = Gary Wallis, Toby Chapman
| prev_title = Blue Views
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Satisfy My Soul
| next_year = 2000
}}
Beautiful World is the sixth solo studio album by the English singer-songwriter Paul Carrack, then a member of the supergroup Mike + The Mechanics. It was originally released in 1997 on the Ark 21 label.
Album co-producer Gary Wallis was the drummer for Mike + The Mechanics at the time the album was issued, though he was at that juncture a session player and not an official member of the Mechanics. Wallis would join the revived version of Mike + The Mechanics as an official member in 2011, long after Carrack had left that group.
The album was a minor chart entry on the UK album charts, reaching #88. The album's associated single, "The Way I'm Feeling Tonight", peaked at #84 UK.[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24176/paul-carrack/ Paul Carrack] Official Charts
Reception
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|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000037256}}
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AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine writes: "Beautiful World is a thoroughly enjoyable collection of polished, mature pop-soul that is another fine addition to Paul Carrack's catalog."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = The Way I'm Feeling Tonight
| writer1 = Paul Carrack, Graham Gouldman
| length1 = 4:38
| title2 = Time To Let Go
| writer2 = Carrack
| length2 = 5:14
| title3 = Beautiful World
| writer3 = Carrack, T-Bone Wolk
| length3 = 5:29
| title4 = Perfect Love
| writer4 = Carrack
| length4 = 4:07
| title5 = You Give Me Something
| writer5 = Carrack
| length5 = 3:58
| title6 = Satisfied
| writer6 = Carrack, Toby Chapman
| length6 = 4:19
| title7 = Close To Me
| writer7 = Carrack
| length7 = 5:04
| title8 = It Goes Without Saying
| writer8 = Carrack, Chuck Cannon, Maia Sharp
| length8 = 4:57
| title9 = If You'd Ever Needed Someone
| writer9 = Carrack, Chapman
| length9 = 4:44
| title10 = Some Kinda Love
| writer10 = Carrack, Greg Wells, Mark Hudson
| length10 = 3:42
|}}
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.{{cite book|title=Beautiful World liner notes|year=1997|publisher=Ark 21}}
- Paul Carrack – vocals, keyboards, Hammond organ
- Toby Chapman – keyboards, additional programming, backing vocals
- Tim Renwick – guitars
- Dave Bronze – bass, backing vocals
- Gary Wallis – drums, drum programming, additional programming
- Mark Feltham – harmonica solo (6)
- Tessa Niles – backing vocals (1–7, 9, 10)
- Tommy Blaize – backing vocals (3)
- Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals (3)
- Beverley Skeete – backing vocals (3)
- Paul Williamson – backing vocals (3)
Production
- Toby Chapman – producer
- Gary Wallis – producer
- Andy Jackson – recording engineer, mixing (8)
- André Horstmann – assistant engineer
- John Brough – mixing (1–7, 9–12)
- Ray Staff – mastering
- Steve Tannett – A&R
- John Carver – art direction, chair
- The Leisure Process Studio – sleeve design
Studios
- Recorded at Haflaga Studios
- Mixed at The Pierce Rooms (London, UK).
- Mastered at Whitfield Street Studios (London, UK).
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|type=album|532356|name=Beautiful World}}
{{Paul Carrack}}
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